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TI-2025-18522 Aliases CVE-2025-24805GHSA-79f6-p65j-3m2m

Local Privilege Escalation in MobSF

Priority HIGH 72CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Passive
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

Mobile Security Framework (MobSF) is an automated, all-in-one mobile application (Android/iOS/Windows) pen-testing, malware analysis and security assessment framework. A local user with minimal privileges is able to make use of an access token for materials for scopes which it should not be accepted. This issue has been addressed in version 4.3.1 and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00364 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed mobsf (PyPI): 4.3.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
MobSFMobile-Security-Framework-MobSF= 4.3.0—No fix listedCNA
—mobsf (PyPI)before 4.3.14.3.1Patch availableGHSA-79f6-p65j-3m2m
  • Mobile-Security-Framework-MobSF VendorMobSF Affected = 4.3.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • mobsf (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 4.3.1 Fixed in 4.3.1 Patch available GHSA-79f6-p65j-3m2m

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:opensecurity:mobile_security_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 4.3.1VulnerableMobSF
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensecurity:mobile_security_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.3.1 Vulnerable ·MobSF

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-79f6-p65j-3m2m mobsf (PyPI) Fixed in 4.3.1 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-24805
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-79f6-p65j-3m2m

References

  • TI-2024-29048 Mobile Security Framework (MobSF) has a Zip Slip Vulnerability in .a Static Library Files CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-22377 Mobile Security Framework (MobSF) has a SSRF Vulnerability fix bypass on assetlinks_check with DNS Rebinding CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-29076 Mobile Security Framework (MobSF) Allows Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via malicious SVG Icon Upload CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2025-18520 Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in MobSF CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2024-36155 Mobile Security Framework (MobSF) bypass of SSRF fix CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-19359 MobSF SSRF Vulnerability on assetlinks_check(act_name, well_knowns) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
See all 17 →

Sources